Confessions of a mom.
So, Hannah Montana. I can't lie, I actually enjoy the show with the boys. I can sit and watch re-runs with no problems, and I like most of the characters on the show just fine (Rico is a dastardly exception). I think Jackson is hilarious, and I can see Jason Earles doing well later in life, much like Shia LeBeouf has done (and I *loved* Even Stevens back in the day, too!). I thought the full-length movie was good, and I love a few songs from it, too. In other words, I have enjoyed the series on the whole.
But still, I had read several months ago about Miley Cyrus filming her last show, and the boys and I had talked for weeks now about this season/series finale. I mean, knowing it was the end of an age, I could almost find myself getting a little emotional at the previews of Miley saying goodbye...
But I felt duped last night. We set the DVR to make sure we wouldn't miss the last two episodes (though Part 1 was a repeat from last week's, it was just a refresher), and then we settled in to watch. And the epidode was the usual fare: stupidly funny (talking horse?), Jackson antics, Miley's indecisions... but finally, a choice was made, and a slow montage played at the end, highlighting moments from the past six years.
...
And in the next commercial break, 'Hannah' and Disney Channel announced - "coming this summer" - a new show, Hannah Montana Forever. WHAT?!
So I don't know why we bothered "saying goodbye," because it looks like the show isn't yet over. Hmph!
On the flip side, showing afterward was an older, original Disney flick - The Lizzie McGuire Movie. Now there's a show I really liked, too. A.J. was a toddler, and I was barely twenty, and... let's face it, I still love teen-themed things. *grin* I always wanted Lizzie and Gordo to become an item, and I thought Miranda had such flair. I don't think Hilary Duff is the greatest actress, but one of her other movies - Cadet Kelly - was an instant fave of mine, featuring rifle-twirling (also starring Christy Carlson Romano, of Even Stevens fame, too). In fact, years later when it released to DVD, Heather surprised me with a copy of it, and I've watched it a 'fangirl' number of times. Hee!
But Lizzie didn't trick me at the end of her show, so the score stands like this: Lizzie - 1, Hannah - 0.
(Why yes, I do now also enjoy Wizards of Waverly Place. Seriously, I'm as big a sucker for Disney's shows as my boys are!)
But still, I had read several months ago about Miley Cyrus filming her last show, and the boys and I had talked for weeks now about this season/series finale. I mean, knowing it was the end of an age, I could almost find myself getting a little emotional at the previews of Miley saying goodbye...
But I felt duped last night. We set the DVR to make sure we wouldn't miss the last two episodes (though Part 1 was a repeat from last week's, it was just a refresher), and then we settled in to watch. And the epidode was the usual fare: stupidly funny (talking horse?), Jackson antics, Miley's indecisions... but finally, a choice was made, and a slow montage played at the end, highlighting moments from the past six years.
...
And in the next commercial break, 'Hannah' and Disney Channel announced - "coming this summer" - a new show, Hannah Montana Forever. WHAT?!
So I don't know why we bothered "saying goodbye," because it looks like the show isn't yet over. Hmph!
On the flip side, showing afterward was an older, original Disney flick - The Lizzie McGuire Movie. Now there's a show I really liked, too. A.J. was a toddler, and I was barely twenty, and... let's face it, I still love teen-themed things. *grin* I always wanted Lizzie and Gordo to become an item, and I thought Miranda had such flair. I don't think Hilary Duff is the greatest actress, but one of her other movies - Cadet Kelly - was an instant fave of mine, featuring rifle-twirling (also starring Christy Carlson Romano, of Even Stevens fame, too). In fact, years later when it released to DVD, Heather surprised me with a copy of it, and I've watched it a 'fangirl' number of times. Hee!
But Lizzie didn't trick me at the end of her show, so the score stands like this: Lizzie - 1, Hannah - 0.
(Why yes, I do now also enjoy Wizards of Waverly Place. Seriously, I'm as big a sucker for Disney's shows as my boys are!)